 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 308 pages
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy- chair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. What doth the poor man's son inherit ? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1844 - 584 pages
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easychair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. What doth the poor man's son inherit ? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 574 pages
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easychair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. " What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier... | |
 | 1872 - 812 pages
...sated heart he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy chair : A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish...rich man's son inherits wants. His stomach craves for dainly fare ; With sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1853 - 276 pages
...burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish...; With sated he'art, he hears the pants Of toiling hjncls with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easychair ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pages
...inherits soft, white hands. And tender flesh that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. The rich man's son inherits cares ; The hank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 pages
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy-chair; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. 4. What doth the poor man's son inherit? Stout muscles, and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...inherits soft, white hands, And tender flesh that fears the cold, Nor dares to wear a garment old ; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. 1 The fine lines under Washington Irving, puge 274, will show what the book is, more effectually than... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...sated heart, he hears the pants Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, And wearies in his easy chair; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. What doth the poor man's son inherit % Stout muscles and a sinewy heart, A hardy frame, a hardier spirit;... | |
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The rich man's son inherits cares; The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn; A heritage, it seems to me, One scarce would wish to hold in fee. 
